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it is great to be here and thank you to both tawed and jonathan for being is great. this election will be quite a contrast for missourians, but not because we are at opposite ends. i am in the middle. he is so far on the fringe that is where the contrast, sen. there have been many comments made in this campaign made by the congressman that i find unacceptable, but it is his views that i think will be painful for american -- for the syrian families. i am proud of my record where i have worked with many families to do many things. -- for missouri families. like cutting taxes, over a trillion dollars for small businesses and working families. cleaning up or contracting and protecting and promoting american jobs. todd has worked closely with michelle bachman, and that they have really pushed things that would really harm azeri families. on march 8 at 2011 todd aitken said i do not like social security -- todd akin said i do not like social security. not only does he not like it, he would privatize it, put it on the roller-coaster of wall street. he would raise the retire
it is great to be here and thank you to both tawed and jonathan for being is great. this election will be quite a contrast for missourians, but not because we are at opposite ends. i am in the middle. he is so far on the fringe that is where the contrast, sen. there have been many comments made in this campaign made by the congressman that i find unacceptable, but it is his views that i think will be painful for american -- for the syrian families. i am proud of my record where i have worked...
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two great health leaders and our department, pam hyde and b jonathan blum have contributed so much to this important work. we are here today because we all have a role to play in preventing our friends, family members, colleagues, and neighbors from reaching the point where they think there is no hope and they take their own lives. that work has never been more critical than it is today. in the 1990's, we sell a slow but steady decline and the number of americans lost to suicide. since then, suicide rates have begun to rise again. today, suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people ages 15-24. we have seen especially alarming trends in our armed forces. just this july, the army lost 38 soldiers to suicide, an all-time one-month high. these are heartbreaking because they are preventable. that is why two years ago today, defense secretary robert gates and i launched the national action alliance for suicide prevention. under the leadership of senator smith and secretary mchuggh, the lines brought together advocates from private and philanthropic sectors, health care provi
two great health leaders and our department, pam hyde and b jonathan blum have contributed so much to this important work. we are here today because we all have a role to play in preventing our friends, family members, colleagues, and neighbors from reaching the point where they think there is no hope and they take their own lives. that work has never been more critical than it is today. in the 1990's, we sell a slow but steady decline and the number of americans lost to suicide. since then,...
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at the end, libertarian candidate jonathan dine. let me also introduce to you today our panel of journalist who will be joining me and asking questions today of the candidates. we have a student at the university of missouri, we have bill miller of the washington missourian and jeff fox of the independent examiner. now let me briefly go over the rules of our debate today. the candidates drew numbers in advance to determine their speaking order. they will each have two minutes for an opening statement. candidates will have the 90 seconds to answer each question with a 45 second rebuttal at the option of the moderator. i will ask the first question and then our panelist will take turns asking questions. at the end of the debate, candidates will have two minutes for closing debates. for the members of the audience, we ask you to silence your phone and hold your applause. let's get started. we're read for our opening statements a congressman akin you're first. >> thank you all very much for allowing us to have this chance to talk about
at the end, libertarian candidate jonathan dine. let me also introduce to you today our panel of journalist who will be joining me and asking questions today of the candidates. we have a student at the university of missouri, we have bill miller of the washington missourian and jeff fox of the independent examiner. now let me briefly go over the rules of our debate today. the candidates drew numbers in advance to determine their speaking order. they will each have two minutes for an opening...
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i'm going to skip our speaker for a moment, jonathan salant, political reporter of bloomberg news and past president of the national press club. james jackson, member of the teamsters local 639 u.p.s. employee and guest of our speaker. david shepherdson, washington bureau chief of "the detroit news." thank you all for joining us today. for as long as most folks can remember, the unions have given their time, labor and money to democrats, only occasionally breaking with tradition and endorsing a republican for president as they did with ronald reagan and george h.w. bush. this year they will keep with tradition and support president obama's re-election campaign. teamster president james p. hoffa, our speaker today, says the labor union with 1.4 million members supports president obama and has criticized republicans and mitt romney for favoring c.e.o.'s over workers. after the r.n.c. convention in tampa, he told the huffington post that romney wants to annihilate organized labor but it's been a mixed bag for workers during the obama administration. attempts to raise the minimum wage has
i'm going to skip our speaker for a moment, jonathan salant, political reporter of bloomberg news and past president of the national press club. james jackson, member of the teamsters local 639 u.p.s. employee and guest of our speaker. david shepherdson, washington bureau chief of "the detroit news." thank you all for joining us today. for as long as most folks can remember, the unions have given their time, labor and money to democrats, only occasionally breaking with tradition and...